Director, Operations--Process Industry Team at Alvarez & Marsal Holdings, LLC in Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement

Director, Operations-Process Industry Team

Alvarez & Marsal is a leading independent global professional services firm specializing in providing turnaround management, performance improvement and corporate advisory services. A&M is seeking to expand its Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) Chemicals Team in various locations throughout the U.S.

With more than 5,000 professionals based in 40 locations across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, our firm excels in problem solving and value creation. Drawing on a strong operational heritage and a hands-on-approach, our professionals work closely with stakeholders to tackle complex business issues and maximize value.

The A&M PEPI Process Industry Team serves middle market and large cap private equity firms across the investment lifecycle - from pre-acquisition / due diligence services to post-merger integration, to driving performance improvement at portfolio companies.

Our PEPI Process Industry services include:

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  Transaction Support: Commercial/Operational due diligence; Carve-Out Assessment; Interim Management; Post-Merger Integration; IT


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  Commercial Excellence: Revenue Enhancement; Margin Management; Complexity Reduction; Salesforce Effectiveness


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  Operational Improvement: Rapid Results; Operational & Process Improvement; Cost Optimization; Procurement & Sourcing; OEE Optimization


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  Capital Efficiency: Asset Reliability & Productivity; Supply Chain & Inventory Management; Asset Care Planning

Our PEPI Process Industry Team Focus includes:

• Feedstocks, Commodity Chemicals and Plastics


• Specialty Chemicals and Materials


• Food and Beverage


• Basic Process Industries (paper, textiles, etc.)


• Pharma and Life Sciences

We offer excellent opportunities for career advancement and building leadership skills. The PEPI Process Industry Team is focused on providing career development, training and exposure to international business assignments.

Professional experience:

• Hands on consulting experience in several of the service areas listed above


• Experience leading teams through a time-sensitive project by structuring a performance improvement plan and managing the process through to completion


• Synthesizing meaningful insights from data, facts and discussions with clients


• Developing findings and making strategic recommendations


• Working with clients directly to implement strategic and operational recommendations

Professional skills:

• Team player


• Strong written, oral and analytical skills


• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills


• Structured project management (time, team and work-stream's management)


• Initiative and drive


• Ability to deliver time-pressured projects on-time and on-quality


• Flexible, creative and critical thinking skills


• Client relationship building

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience implementing operating and cost improvement programs and/or commercial and margin management improvements

• MBA and/or Masters in Science/Engineering from a top-tier school with good to excellent financial analytical skills

• Previous experience with a recognized strategy or operations consulting firm strongly preferred


• Hands-on industry experience strongly preferred (e.g. chemicals, energy, plastics, industrial, agribusiness/food, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals, materials paper/textile/roll goods, pulp, coal, base metals, rubber, wood/wood products)


• Flexibility to travel up to 80% of the time


• Experience working with PE and/or PE relationships a plus

Diversity & Inclusion

A&M's entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work-guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity-are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity and we foster inclusiveness. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

Voluntary Inclusion

It is Alvarez & Marsal's policy to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, pregnancy, marital status, family status, religion, national origin, age or disability or any other non-merit based factor in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

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